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El Retiro Park

El Retiro Park from directly overhead

El Retiro Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Saddle Peak stands 851 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Massena Parkette, a park 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 19 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.81521, -118.37822

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Tiger Woods Point: 2.2 mi
  • Wayfarers Chapel: 4.9 mi
  • The Graben: 5.4 mi
  • K1 Speed Indoor Karting: 5.9 mi
  • Porsche Experience Center Los Angeles: 6.2 mi
Museums
Artworks
Peaks: 42
Picnic sites: 22
  • Day Camp: 1.0 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Washington Park Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Common Grounds: 11.4 mi
  • Picnic Central: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 21
Springs: 3
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 16.5 mi
  • Eagle Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Temescal Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 22.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 17.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of El Retiro Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddle PeakNW 319°851 m24.1 mi
Temescal PeakNNW 333°648 m22.2 mi
San Vicente MountainNNW 340°598 m23.0 mi
Eagle RockNNW 331°596 m23.0 mi
Green PeakNNW 333°590 m21.1 mi
Gizmo PeakNNW 337°587.35 m23.5 mi
Cahuenga PeakN 8°553 m22.4 mi
Goat Peak (High Point)NNW 334°527 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4419:3120:08
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5516:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575758606365697069666157
Precip in3.03.72.20.60.30.10.10.00.10.50.82.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redondo Beach, 1 mi away.

  • Western Gull444 obs
  • American Crow309 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel299 obs
  • Brown Pelican276 obs
  • Heermann's Gull276 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard260 obs
  • Hudsonian Whimbrel249 obs
  • Black-crowned Night Heron243 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/278779766

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